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Borracho ‘Pound Of Flesh’
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Review: Borracho ‘Pound Of Flesh’

18th August 202123rd February 2024 Martin Williams Borracho, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Stoner Rock

The Washington D.C. area has a long and storied history with cutting edge music. From go-go to hardcore punk and

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Witchcryer 'When Their Gods Come For You'
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Review: Witchcryer ‘When Their Gods Come For You’

11th August 202115th September 2021 Maxx Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Witchcryer

Witchcryer explode back into your stereo with the inspired title for album number two, When Their Gods Come For You.

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The Ugly Kings ‘Strange, Strange Time’
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Review: The Ugly Kings ‘Strange, Strange Times’

10th August 202115th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Heavy Rock, Napalm Records, The Ugly Kings

Melbourne, Australia may not be known as a hot bed for rock and roll, but hard rocking quartet The Ugly

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Kvasir '4'
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Review: Kvasir ‘4’

9th August 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Glory Or Death Records, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Kvasir

I never did one of those ancestry mail-in kits to see where your roots lie, but if I did and

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Joe Hoare / Orange Goblin - Photo by Lee Edwards
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In Search Of Tone: Joe Hoare Of Orange Goblin

26th July 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, Joe Hoare, Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin are one of the reasons for the music I listen to today. I use them to introduce people

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Acid Magus ‘Wyrd Syster’
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Review: Acid Magus ‘Wyrd Syster’

20th July 20219th September 2021 Dani Bandolier Acid Magus, Heavy Rock, Mongrel Records

There is a Zulu saying that translated into the King’s English posits that ‘bones must be thrown in three different

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Sean McVay / King Buffalo - Photo by Didier Coste
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In Search Of Tone: Sean McVay Of King Buffalo

19th July 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, King Buffalo, Prog, Sean McVay

My list of guitar players I look up to is growing everyday. Sean McVay of King Buffalo is right up

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Stonekind ‘Spirit Of The Void’
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Review: Stonekind ‘Spirit Of The Void’

16th July 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Independent, Stonekind

Most promotional audio I receive comes in separate files. I have to click on each song and when it’s done

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The Age Of Truth 'Resolute'
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Review: The Age Of Truth ‘Resolute’

9th July 202113th August 2021 Josh Schneider Contessa Music, Heavy Rock, The Age Of Truth

It amazes me by what music is popular. I’m not saying the music that is popular shouldn’t be, but a

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Deathchant ‘Waste’
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Review: Deathchant ‘Waste’

2nd July 20216th August 2021 Martin Williams Deathchant, Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

I had an idea that Waste, the second full length release by Los Angeles’s Deathchant on RidingEasy Records, was going

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Psychic Hit ‘Solutio’
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Review: Psychic Hit ‘Solutio’

30th June 20216th August 2021 Reza Mills Heavy Rock, Metal, Psychic Hit, Seeing Red Records

Oakland has quite a history when it comes to metal, familiar names include Defiance, Machine Head, Neurosis, High On Fire

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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